Azure Hawker vs Elephant Apple

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Dillenia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.